Hi all, few more pennies worth;
I read somewhere that forensic teams read the data between tracks after
a HDD has been zero filled, as a hard disk will never be at the same
temperature being zero-filled as it was while being originally written
(And therefore a microscopic displacement of the heads). If there is
anyone out there totally interested in erasing their data, My neighbor
and I are working on setting up a furnace for melting aluminum. When
complete, you can just chuck the hard disk in, we'll then scoop off the
steel slag, and I guarantee that no data can be read from the block of
aluminum that results!
Regarding the DEC server, I know someone from work who has a good
trailer, and between us we got 2x 3ton loads of scrap steel off the
property I am in. He loves the cash from the scrappies, and I love
looking for exotic hardware! will mention it to him.
Regarding the old compaq server, I could quite happily use it for a
security camera system as a server would be designed to be thrashed
constantly. I am only using domestic parts currently, and always dread
checking the footage, wondering if it's still surviving, despite the
critical role it performs. Could I possibly chuck windows on it for the
time being while I find time to get the linux zoneminder system set up?
Cheers,
Peter
On 20/08/2015 19:42, criggie wrote:
On 20/08/15 12:00, Derek wrote:
we are talking about a sub hundred dollar device.
If you want to destroy the data for sure, a sledgehammer is hard
tobeat. Or a hammer.
Yes, some will have "urban myths" about recovery of data from the
above actions. There are others who say man did not land on the
moon. equally bogus.
My original comment was about Chris offering his old drives.
Anyone can smash up gear with brute force rendering it useless, the
point was about remaining data-safe while permitting reuse.
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